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Definition of Word play
1. Noun. Playing on words or speech sounds.
Definition of Word play
1. Noun. (&lit word play) ¹
2. Noun. A technique in which the nature of the words used become part of the subject of the work, such as puns, phonetic mix-ups such as spoonerisms, obscure words and meanings, clever rhetorical excursions, oddly formed sentences, and telling character names. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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